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The Farmer Says, ‘Outback’

By Becky Purser

bpurser@macon.com
Jared Baker’s tweet about his father’s remake of a well-known child’s toy has gone viral. “May dad made this for when his girlfriend won’t pick a restaurant,” Jared, of Columbia County, tweeted.
Jared Baker’s tweet about his father’s remake of a well-known child’s toy has gone viral. “May dad made this for when his girlfriend won’t pick a restaurant,” Jared, of Columbia County, tweeted. Jared Baker’s tweet

Jared Baker’s tweet about his dad’s remake of a classic child’s toy has gone viral.

“My dad made this for when his girlfriend won’t pick a restaurant,” Jared, of Columbia County, tweeted.

His dad retooled “The Farmer Says’’ to offer restaurant choices from Outback to Bonefish to Applebee’s.

Jared’s tweet has been retweeted more than 4,660 times and favored more than 9,320 times since he tweeted it at 9:10 p.m. Jan. 30.

The tweet also has been picked up by BuzzFeed and other media.

And his friends are getting a kick out of the attention his tweet is drawing.

Jared seems to be enjoying the attention, too.

This story was originally published February 2, 2017 at 3:36 PM with the headline "The Farmer Says, ‘Outback’."

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